Blue Force Gear (often abbreviated as “BFG”) has been making tactical gear since 2004. The company prides itself on crafting products that allow the operator to retain high mobility while on-mission or, in our case, playing long-duration airsoft games. One of their biggest innovations has been the creation of the Ten-Speed magazine pouch line. These magazine pouches feature military grade elastic and the company’s ULTRAcomp laminate material which molds to the shape of the magazine inserted into them. They don’t rattle around when you are running and they don’t fall out if you have to dive into a prone position. Blue Force Gear married their Ten-Speed SR25 magazine pouch with a form fitting chest rig to create the Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig.
The core chest rig of the Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig system is made from 500D CORDURA Ballistic Nylon, making it very thin and easy to wear. The material, while thin, is also very rugged and seems to be able to put up with a good amount of abuse. In the center of the chest rig’s main panel are three sewn-in Ten-Speed SR25 magazine pouches surrounded by a 3×3 MOLLE webbing panel on each side. Additionally, the chest rig features an inner pocket, measuring 18″ inches by 7″ inches in which you can store things like maps, documents, IDs, money, phones – the list goes on… I should mention, however, that the inner pouch isn’t all that thick, so you would be best served by only storing flatter items there. Thicker items tend to distort the overall shape of the main panel. The chest rig connects around the user’s back in an “H style” harness that features a small strip of Velcro for patch placement.
We used our Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig in our designated marksman loadout to go with our ARES Knight’s Armament M110 SASS airsoft rifle. This particular airsoft gun’s magazines are spot-on in dimension to their real-steel counterparts. So, it was a great way to test out what the chest rig was capable of. Initially, I had some issue inserting the M110 magazines into the tight mag pouches and couldn’t possibly see how I would be able to insert magazines in them while on the go. Thankfully, the Blue Force Gear press contact gave me some helpful advice and I left the magazine pouches full for a couple days to stretch them out. After, the pouches were still tight, but a lot more broken in. They are tight be design, of course, as they do not flop around or make a lot of noise while running or sneaking around.
The Blue Force Gear Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig is the ultimate in lightweight, minimalist, chest rigs for those of you carrying SR25 style magazines. It’s actually minimalistic to a fault as that means there is not a lot of space to add pouches or gear. I would have liked to have seen the addition of a few MOLLE rows up the front shoulder straps of the chest rig. It wouldn’t have added a lot to the chest rig’s weight, and could have been a nice bit of real estate to put a flashlight or small utility pouch. Of course, you can always wear the Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig over armor if you like – you would just have to be careful to size it correctly as to not cause any hangups while moving about. Blue Force Gear’s Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig retails for $90 dollars and is available now over at their official website.
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